Nautech Services Ltd. v CSS Ltd. [2014] 2 JLR_Note 17 (26 August 2014)

Nautech Services Ltd. v CSS Ltd. [2014] 2 JLR_Note 17 (26 August 2014)

The court determined whether the applicant's database met the threshold for copyright protection and if the respondent's actions constituted infringement.

Parties
Applicant: Nautech Services Ltd.; Respondent: CSS Ltd.
Jurisdiction
Jersey
Judgment Date
26 August 2014
Procedural Posture
Intellectual Property Copyright Database / Judgment
Outcome
judgment for applicant
Legal Topics
Copyright, Database Rights

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Parties

Nautech Services Ltd.

Applicant

CSS Ltd.

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Intellectual Property Copyright Database / Judgment

  1. 1 Whether copyright subsists in a database
  2. 2 Whether the respondent infringed the applicant's copyright

Ratio Decidendi

The court determined whether the applicant's database met the threshold for copyright protection and if the respondent's actions constituted infringement.

Court Disposition

judgment for applicant